Annette
Girl name · #1443 in 2025 · Very rare
Annette ranks #1443 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 149 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1337, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 12,081 girls born in 2025 was named Annette.
Babies named Annette per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Annette first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 28 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1960, when 7,136 girls were named Annette — good for #62 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Annette in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Annette is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Annette will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Annette is most common
Geography matters for names, and Annette is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Annette is most common in CA (0.2 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000), NY (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Annette is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Annette
Statistically, parents drawn to Annette tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Yvette, Lynette, Paulette, Bernadette, and Suzette.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Annette | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 149 | #1443 |
| 2024 | 176 | #1305 |
| 2023 | 164 | #1373 |
| 2022 | 171 | #1362 |
| 2021 | 171 | #1317 |
| 2020 | 177 | #1264 |
| 2019 | 212 | #1139 |
| 2018 | 194 | #1214 |
| 2017 | 197 | #1217 |
| 2016 | 202 | #1217 |
| 2015 | 177 | #1337 |
| 2014 | 184 | #1291 |
| 2013 | 181 | #1292 |
| 2012 | 213 | #1153 |
| 2011 | 202 | #1189 |
| 2010 | 244 | #1025 |
| 2009 | 232 | #1101 |
| 2008 | 257 | #1020 |
| 2007 | 321 | #868 |
| 2006 | 304 | #874 |
| 2005 | 341 | #774 |
| 2004 | 389 | #695 |
| 2003 | 330 | #753 |
| 2002 | 434 | #596 |
| 2001 | 352 | #703 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Annette a popular girl name?
Annette ranked #1443 among girls in 2025 with 149 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1337.
When was the name Annette most popular?
Annette peaked in 1960, when 7,136 American girls received the name (ranked #62 that year). Since 1960 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Annette?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 12,081 newborn American girls was named Annette. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.